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Overview of Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) in Drunk Driving Cases

Overview of Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) in Drunk Driving Cases

All states and the District of Columbia have drunk driving statutes. Every statute contains a legal definition of intoxication, but the legal...

Elements of DUI/DWI Offenses Involving Operation of a Boat

Elements of DUI/DWI Offenses Involving Operation of a Boat

On navigable waters of the United States, federal law provides for a civil fine of not more than $ 5,000 for any person operating a vessel under the influence...

Criminal Offense of Hit and Run and Failure to Remain at the Scene

Criminal Offense of Hit and Run and Failure to Remain at the Scene

A hit and run car accident is generally defined as a person's failure to stop after a motor vehicle accident. When a person operating a motor vehicle...

Penalties for Drunk Driving

Penalties for Drunk Driving

State legislatures have enacted drunk driving laws that impose strict penalties on offenders. One of the mechanisms most widely used to combat drunk driving and...

Enhanced Sentencing for OUI/OWI Offenses

Enhanced Sentencing for OUI/OWI Offenses

The penalties imposed by states for operating while intoxicated (OWI) and operating under the influence (OUI) follow the same general pattern of penalties imposed by states...